The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 107:1-43
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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 107:1-43
Wherefore men should praise the Lord. Such is the theme of this glorious psalm. "It contains the thanksgiving of exiles ( Psalms 107:3 ) apparently not yet returned to Jerusalem, but already escaped from the thraldom of Babylon." Note— I. ITS GENERAL LESSONS . 1. It tells of present earthly troubles . They were such as the returning exiles had met with, for Babylon was not the alone place of exile. There had been weary wanderings in the barren, waterless, and burning... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 107:1-43
God's watchful care. "Whatever the circumstances under which the psalm was written, there can be no doubt as to the great lesson which it inculcates"—that God watches over men, and his ear is open to their prayers. Look at some illustrations. I. GOD HAD ANSWERED THE CRY OF THE JEWS IN EXILE , AND RESTORED THEM TO THEIR OWN COUNTRY . ( Psalms 107:2 , Psalms 107:8 , Psalms 107:9 .) They were called on to give thanks for thou wonders, and to... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 107:4-32
Four portraits of one soul. I. INQUIRE AS TO THE SOUL . 1. The psalm tells of ransomed exiles, of redeemed Israelites, and recounts the sad but varied experiences through which they had passed. Some had been wanderers, some captives, some stricken with mortal sickness, some all but lost at sea. 2. But in all ages of the Church this psalm has been taken as telling not merely of the literal facts which it records, but as setting forth in vivid and varied way the... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 107:23
They that go down to the sea in ships . That many of the Israelites engaged in maritime pursuits appears from 1 Kings 9:26-28 ; 1 Kings 10:22 ; 1 Kings 22:48 ; 2 Chronicles 20:36 ; as also from 5:17 ; Psalms 48:7 ; Proverbs 23:34 ; Proverbs 30:19 ; and from many passages of the Apocrypha. Joppa was at all times an Israelite port, from which trade was carried on by the residents ( 2 Chronicles 2:16 ; Ezra 3:7 ; Jonah 1:3 ). That do business in great waters ; i . e ... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 107:23-32
Finally, there are eases among those whose business requires them to traverse the sea, where the danger is great, and death seems imminent. Let such persons cast themselves upon God, and "cry to him in their trouble," and they too will be heard and delivered. Must it not be their duty also to give thanks? read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 107:24
These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep . Storms, tempests, and sudden deliverances are the "wonders" especially meant (comp. Acts 27:14-44 ; 2 Corinthians 11:25 ). read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 107:25
For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind (comp. Psalms 147:15 , Psalms 147:18 ; Jonah 1:4 ). The operations of nature are constantly spoken of in Scripture as God's direct doing. Which lifteth up the waves thereof ; or, "the waves that are his" (compare, in Psalms 147:17 , Psalms 147:18 , "his ice, his cold, his wind"). read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 107:26
They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths. Tossed on the foaming billows, now carried up until they seem almost to touch the sky (see Genesis 11:4 ), anon sinking into the trough of the sea, and as it were swallowed up in its depths. Their soul is melted because of trouble ; or, "their soul melteth away in the trouble" (Cheyne). read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 107:1-32
Deliverance and indebtedness. We can never measure what we owe to God for his daily loving-kindness. Indeed, it is only the wise who observe and take account of the Divine source of all human blessings, that at all understand how great is our debt of gratitude ( Psalms 107:43 ). But we are too apt to overlook God's goodness to us even in the more striking events of life. How often in the course of our life are we cast upon the kindness of the Divine Redeemer! I. THE MANIFOLDNESS ... read more